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15 February 2010

If, as Accessorator Judi Roaman says, it's not the first $1000 that make a room, it's the last $100, perhaps the same follows for what one wears. The sartorial style of the ladies pictured here have all made my heart beat faster....

Iris having a Western moment - perhaps it's all those layers which keep her so lithe?

...but it wasn't until my trip to see the Iris Apfel exhibition at PEM that it struck me what they all had in common - one and all had embraced a More is More philosophy - to life AND to their bangles.

Learning to stack: my bejeweled Iris bangle on top with a studded Alexis Bittar one below

On a trip to Santa Fe a few years ago, I became smitten with Standard Oil heiress Millicent Rogers ...

who became so enamored with silver and turquoise old pawn, she learned how to make her own.

Old Pawn - not old paw, Gus!

I won't be taking metalsmithing classes any time soon - but I did pick up this cuff in homage.

Chanel and her Verdura cuffs photographed by Man Ray

Verdura may be out of reach for awhile, but Kenneth Jay Lane works in a pinch....

But the more I think about it, my penchant for a well-shielded wrist perhaps stretches as far back to this fearless lady....

Always at least I buy in pairs-this seems quite daring! I love the look but find those that work rather than pose find them becoming tiresome around noon. I too feel for Millicent Rogers when I went through her Taos home.

I do love cuffs...perhaps because my bones are not so dainty, and cuffs always feel like they are in the correct proportion to my wrists! I just saw a Cartier exhibit at the Legion of Honor in San Francisco...there was a pair of cuffs there you would absolutely die for. I nearly did. Right there on the floor.

I love a bold cuff. Love loads of jewelry. Never quite subscribed to the "take one accessory off before leaving home" philosophy. Though I'm sure there are days it would have made it much easier to get through airport security. And I love the ladies of OC - nothing makes you more appreciative for the people in your life than these reality tv shows! Marija

I love that Nancy Cunard picture. It was in one of the early Vogue compilation books, and I just adored it. She looks like the fairy godmother of a young David Bowie. It started me buying bangles, which I have never ceased to wear. And, oh yes, I am SO a more is more person. Minimalism and lack of color just don't work for me, personally.

Marija - I knew someone out there would understand my RH - OC, NYC, Atlanta and no doubt DC addiction - Mr. EEE is completely exasperated by it - although he does linger when I'm watching the Millionaire Matchmaker...

Emily - you are so right in your remark to LA. I had to rip a cuff from my sleeve yesterday in order to blog!

Alright then, I adore them and have posted on them previously. Although, I must admit I prefer them on an otherwise bare arm and in clean color and stone combinations. For the turq piece and some of the more colorful, I would not be a suitable mannequin.

i was crazy for cuffs as a kid because i wanted to be like wonder woman and fashioned some out of cardboard paper towl holders -- magic markered them in my cherry-flavored smelly red one then, cut out a blue star on each one out of paper and glued it on. i just thought i was the cat's meow then. i cannot believe my wrists were that small once.

Oh, I must dig deep and bring back my "well armed" phase again. I have one that I must post on...(before laptops)One my mother in law gave to me, it has perfume inside, a vintage Dior!Wonderful images.pve

My cuff addiction started with vintage Bakelite in the 90's. It has grown since then. I was at the NY Gift show 9 years ago and found an artist who made fabulous cuffs, she called them her Wonder Women cuff. Studded with stones and hand engraved designs. I own one and love to wear it. She said they are a great symbol of strength.Love this post.